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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Reporting obligations

Article L152-5

The temporary detention decision referred to in II of article L. 152-4 and in article L. 152-4-1 may be appealed by the person to whom the temporary detention decision is notified and, if this is a di…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article L163-7

It is an offence for any person to issue one or more cheques in breach of the prohibition imposed under article L. 163-6, and is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 375,000 euros. The…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions

Article L211-1

I. - Financial instruments are financial securities and financial contracts.II. - Financial securities are :1. Capital securities issued by joint stock companies ;2. Debt securities ;3. Units or share…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Transitional provisions

Article L211-13

The provisions of this sub-section do not apply to bonds issued before 3 November 1984, amortisable by drawing numbers. Nor do they concern perpetual annuities on the State, held in registered form, i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 10: Applicable charges

Article L133-26

I. - The payment service provider may not charge the payment service user for fulfilling its information obligations or for carrying out corrective and preventive measures pursuant to this chapter, ex…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Terms and conditions for redeeming electronic money

Article L133-33

When the request for repayment of electronic money is made before the term stipulated in the contract, except in the event of termination of the contract, the request may relate to all or part of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Bank staff

Article L142-9

Banque de France employees are bound by professional secrecy. They may not take or receive a holding or any interest or remuneration whatsoever by way of work or advice in any public or private, indus…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L151-7

…nment sends the chairmen of the committees responsible for economic affairs and the general rapporteurs of the committees responsible for finance of each assembly a report on the Government's action t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article L163-3

Any person shall be liable to five years' imprisonment and a fine of 375,000 euros if he or she:1. Counterfeit or falsify a cheque or any other instrument referred to in article L. 133-4;2. Knowingly…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article L163-12

Any person who disseminates or retains information obtained pursuant to article L. 131-86 shall be liable to the penalties provided for in article 226-21 of the French Criminal Code.

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